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Fast charging is a key topic of discussion when it comes to electric vehicles, and when the GEN3 car was introduced two seasons ago, it should have become a key theme in Formula E, too. Now, after a long wait, Pit Boost is finally set to arrive. Pit Boost will have drivers come in for a 30-second pit stop to…

HYDERABAD: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials are expected to register a First Information Report (FIR) in a day or two for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 55 crore while planning for the 2nd edition of Formula E racing. Former minister (MA&UD) and BRS working president KT Rama Rao, former principal secretary (MA&UD) Arvind Kumar, and HMDA chief engineer BLN Reddy…

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 16, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 It’s that time of year again: a chance to divide opinion and awaken the trolls by ranking the top 10 drivers of the Formula 1 season. We’ve attempted to remove car performance from the equation and focus on each…

Lewis Hamilton’s last-lap pass on George Russell in their final race together at Mercedes did not prevent the seven-times world champion being out-scored by his team mate over the course of 2024. But it did put Hamilton narrowly ahead in the points battle between their pair over their three years as team mates. Hamilton scored 697 points to Russell’s 695:…

It’s almost time for seasonal selection boxes to be desecrated! That heady festive tradition of gorging on favoured confectionery, while slowly losing consciousness to a TV programme you’d never otherwise consider watching.  We all did it as kids, didn’t we? Instead of carefully selecting from said tawdry cellophane box, you’d scoff the lot before Christmas dinner, attracting diffident looks from…

Dec 15, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Abbi Pulling still has a long road ahead to reach Formula 1 after winning the all-women’s F1 Academy title, but it remains the target and she believes time is on her side. Part of the Renault-owned Alpine F1 team’s academy, the 21-year-old Briton will have a fully funded seat with Rodin Motorsport in Britain’s…

Max Verstappen clinched the drivers’ championship with two rounds to spare this year. It was a much closer contest than last season. Verstappen claimed the 2023 title by winning 19 of the 22 grands prix. Red Bull were only beaten once that season, and it was clear anyone not in an RB19 was never going to win the title that…

Formula E’s 2024-25 season started with a remarkable last-to-first victory for Jaguar’s Mitch Evans, who didn’t even manage to set a qualifying time yet emerged on top in a wild race. No one has ever won an FE race from last on the grid before, but does it rank as the best through-the-field drive in series’ history? Here’s Sam Smith’s…

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez turned up at the team’s base at Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom with a special gift for their employees. He presented them with 2,000 bottles of tequila as part of a promotion for a sponsor. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below….

BRS working president and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao HYDERABAD: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has given permission to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for the prosecution of BRS working president and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao in connection with allegations of financial irregularities in the conduct of Formula E races in Hyderabad.According to sources, Raj Bhavan gave the nod on the…

Dec 13, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Red Bull driver Max Verstappen collected the Formula 1 champion’s trophy for the fourth year in a row at an awards ceremony held in Africa for the first time on Friday. The 27-year-old was handed the trophy in Kigali, Rwanda by International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Mohammed Ben Sulayem alongside Rwandan President Paul Kagame,…

Pascal Wehrlein has for the first time shared his view of the accident that left him upside-down in his Porsche and the Sao Paulo E-Prix stopped as a result last Saturday. The reigning champion detailed to The Race today how he feared he might get struck by another competitor whilst inverted and that he “just wanted to get out of…

Dec 13, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Mohammed Ben Sulayem is president of the FIA. Getty Formula 1’s governing body approved statute changes on Friday that critics say will limit the powers of audit and ethics committees. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said the revisions were approved at its general assembly in Kigali ahead of a gala awards ceremony for the year’s…

“I saw him for about two corners and then I was trying to spot him but then I was like, ‘S***, he’s in the lead. This thing is powerful.’” Mitch Evans’s victory from last on the grid in the Formula E Sao Paulo E-Prix season-opener last weekend was certainly a surprise to the Kiwi, his Jaguar team and many others,…

As the 2024 season neared its end, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted his decision to hand Sergio Perez an early contract extension in June “obviously didn’t work.” Having been comprehensively beaten by team mate Max Verstappen for much of 2023, their third season alongside each other, Perez got his 2024 campaign off to a promising start. But his…

Dec 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Eddie Jordan was a team owner between 1991 and 2005. He has since been a television pundit and manager. Clive Rose/Getty Images Former Formula One boss Eddie Jordan spoke on Thursday of going through “very dark days” after being diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer earlier this year. The 76-year-old’s Silverstone-based team competed from 1991…

While its Formula 1 team was earning its first constructors’ title in 26 years last weekend, McLaren’s Formula E arm was celebrating a landmark result which put it on top of the teams’ standings of the all-electric series for the first time. Not since Mercedes — whose operation was coincidentally absorbed by NEOM McLaren following its exit — in 2021…

Dec 12, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Ryan Blaney spends his offseasons by switching off the competitive part of his personality. James Gilbert/Getty Images Ryan Blaney gets lazy. Brad Keselowski takes more chances. Hendrick Motorsports drivers get right back down to business. There is no one-size-fits-all template for navigating a NASCAR winter, but many agree that it looks much different from what…

Formula E has launched a strategic partnership with More than Equal as it seeks to reduce barriers to entry in motorsport. Confirmed: Formula E and More than Equal have commissioned research to understand the barriers faced by women to race full-time in the series US$250,000 to be split equally between Red Bull’s Wings For Life charity and strategic research partnership…